Politics January 6th

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  1. Orion Bailey

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    I get it. I mean i understand the emotion and rage that would be inevitable.
    But i grew up as a minority in my own neighborhood until highschool, even being a white male, so its not as if im completely ignorant of all this.
    Ive out my life at risk in more than one occasion standing up for what i think is right in certain situations. Ive.. i don't need to go into details but suffice it to say i have laid my life on the line to help more than one person in danger due to bigotry or sexism.

    but the reason why is but into the sticks and stones because humans spent centuries breaking free from communist/dictatorship rule that suppressed or muted the voice of the opposition.
    Freedom of speech is at the foundation of humanity. The moment we start telling people what they can and cant say, we have lost our freedom and it will domino effect to all other freedoms.
    take away the voice and then there is no way for humans to protest unjust acts.

    what twitter is doing right now is setting a president for a new wave of censorship we spent centuries fighting and giving our lives for, as humans of all race and color to be free to think, feel and say what we please.

    I dont disagree that its disgusting, evil and just plain idiotic how the Trump has used social media as his personal pied piper piccolo.
    But the moment we shit that down we pace a path for others to also be shut down.

    Now i also know the internet is still figuring out its legalities and limits, but this is freedom to the core we are talking about.

    And unfortunately it cant stop with racist or bigoted comments as disgusting as they may be.
    the moment they are forcibly muted it will turn much worse because now they have open it up to also have it happen back to them if the other side regains power. Its a sign of the beginning of the end in my opinion.
    If the freedoms of america are taken over by a communist style of censorship, we are done for. We will become the next nazi germany.
     
  2. calvin natt

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    People need to learn what “free speech” means. Seriously.
     
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    maybe not as tight as i once thought...

    all good though. but yeah. Ive had many people from here over for games and or parties and hang out/help out in times of need.
     
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    its black and white?

    what is free speech if it isnt free speech for all?

    i say let bigot and racists talk their shit. Expose themselves, so we all know who they are and can silence them through isolation.
     
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    julius Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Didn't he just get finished saying he was done with Trump?

    A snake just can't stay out of the grass
     
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    He has exposed himself though. Made his bed, let him lay in it.

     
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    Not ALL speech is protected. You do NOT get to say whatever the fuck you want (or tweet). You don’t get to incite violence. You don’t get to make threats do you? No. And free speech is not protected when using private companies or individuals business etc. Words that cause lawlessness are not protected. I do not get to walk into an airport terminal and yell I have a bomb. And so on. You do not get to go on Twitters site (a private company not a govt site) and threaten and incite violence and so on. I can’t go tell someone I am going to rape them. Do I? I’m so sick of “MY FREEDOM!!” Learn the laws Trumpers and get back to us.
     
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    That was before Trump supporters attacked him at the airport as a traitor...he wants to avoid that
     
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    Too late. His stunt on tv won't save him. The Retrumplicans will remember
     
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    2 simple words. Google their definitions if you need to learn them.

    Seriously. :cheers:
     
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    I didn't mean to take the direction of this thread away from politics, sorry. ;)
     
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    "Freedom of speech and expression, therefore, may not be recognized as being absolute, and common limitations or boundaries to freedom of speech relate to libel, slander, obscenity, pornography, sedition, incitement, fighting words, classified information, copyright violation, trade secrets, food labeling, non-disclosure agreements, the right to privacy, dignity, the right to be forgotten, public security, and perjury."
     
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    Go read up and get back to me. Fucking pathetic.
     
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    I miss when old game threads used to break into food and snacks talk...then get back to basketball
     
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    That was before being badgered and surrounded by a group of Trump supporters at the airport.
     
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    I dont end every post with that.
    You just choose to only pay attention when there is something up. Like you and a few of your little clique friends so often do. But guess what? As hard as it is to believe, there are other cool people here too.

    so maybe if you and your few followers who only engage or come at me when you want to disagree with something would leave me the f alone it wouldn't come to this every six months?
    I tried many times to move on and just be light hearted with you and you refused with your immature stubbornness. So i have no clue why you are asking me anything really? Im not here for you. I mostly avoid you now but you like to jump in and pile on thongs whenever you see an opportunity... like you are doing right now. And then try to point the finger at me and say see??? Its you...

    You should just go back to your sigh comments. and ill just go back to remembering that you have never been cool too me and never will be cool so there is no point in.. yeah
     
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    You don't get to say whatever you want on social media. They are platforms owned by private companies. They dictate the rules on there. They don't recognize hate speech as free speech.
     
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    He clearly has dirt on Linds. Listen to his voice, he was about to cry on the air. He's like an abused wife who hasn't gotten out of the relationship yet, and under threat of violence will say that her husband isn't beating her, etc.
     
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    As I said, the stunt on tv pandering for Biden to call off the dogs won't matter. Retrumplicans will remember his speech at the Capitol and his betrayal of Trump. He is traitor to them and always will be.
     
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